Abstract: An SGW-C acquires correlation information in advance and retrieves an SGW-U corresponding to a tracking area of a movement destination of UE with reference to the correlation information. An MME issues a request for connection between the SGW-U retrieved by the SGW-C and an eNB. In this way, since the correlation information in which SGW-Us and tracking areas are correlated with each other is stored, it is possible to appropriately change a tracking area even in a situation in which a control plane and a user plane are separated.

Abstract: A slice allocating method capable of dynamically changing a service and a slice to be allocated to the service is provided. An OSS/BSS holds allocation service information in which a service to which a slice has been allocated is associated with the slice. Further, a request reception unit of the OSS/BSS receives an SLA-SL which is a requirement of a function. An allocation determination unit determines a slice having an SLA-SL corresponding to a service requirement of the received service. When the service of the slice determined by the allocation determination unit is the same as the service associated with the slice in advance, an allocation request unit reallocates the service to the determined slice.

Abstract: A terminal connected to a plurality of user planes retains information on a tracking area where service areas of the plurality of user planes overlap each other as a tracking area identity list. When the terminal moves to the outside of a tracking area described in the tracking area identity list (a tracking area where a plurality of service areas overlap each other), the terminal transmits information on a tracking area after movement and an update request of the tracking area identity list to an MME. The MME creates, as a new tracking area identity list based on the update request, information on a tracking area where service areas in a plurality of user planes overlap in which a tracking area after movement is considered as a service area, and notifies the terminal of the new tracking area identity list for updating a current tracking area identity list.

Abstract: A slice information changing method for changing slice information in a system in which a terminal holds a slice type as the slice information related to a slice that is a virtual network logically generated on a network infrastructure includes: a step of transmitting a slice type change request to a service management unit that manages a service processed using a network resource, by a slice management unit that manages the slice in the system (S1); a step of transmitting the slice type change request to a process server that performs a process related to the terminal, by the service management unit (S2A and S2C); and a step of controlling the terminal to change the slice type as the slice information held by the terminal on the basis of the slice type change request, by the process server (S2B and S2D).

Abstract: In a communications system (1A), a communication service which is utilized by UE (10) is specified from among a first communication service and a second communication service, an address of a SGW (80) corresponding to a service type of the first communication service is retrieved when the specified communication service is the first communication service with reference to information in which the specified communication service and the address of the SGW (80) that transmits and receives data for utilizing the communication service are correlated with each other, and a SGW (80) other than a first communication control device is retrieved when the specified communication service is the second communication service.

Abstract: A service allocation determination device and service allocation determination method that can allocate a service to a slice without wasteful use of resources. In a BSS/OSS, a service request receiving unit receives service requirements and information indicating functions for implementing a service. An allocation determination unit, using the service requirements and slice information, determines whether to allocate the service to an existing slice or to a new slice. An allocation request unit makes a request to allocate the service to the slice determined by the allocation determination unit. In this case, because the BSS/OSS 10 determines whether to allocate the service to an existing slice or to a new slice based on the service requirements and the attribute of the existing slice, the service can be allocated to a slice without wasteful use of resources.

Abstract: A correspondence information storage 32 acquires correspondence information in which an eNB 20, an SGW-C 60, and an SGW-U 70 are associated with each other in advance, and a connection controller 31 receives a handover request from the eNB 20 and identifies a target eNB 20 and a source eNB 20. A connection changer 33 identifies the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 associated with the target eNB 20 and identifies the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 associated with the source eNB 20, with reference to the correspondence information. The connection changer 33 determines whether or not the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 are to be changed on the basis of the identified result, and controls change requests for at least one of the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 on the basis of a result of the determination.

Abstract: An integrated control device, to implement automatic address assignment in a path spanning two or more administrative domains, and to implement communication between a plurality of administrative domains, acquires definition information that defines protocols used in each administrative domain from an inter-administrative domain communication protocol stack list table, acquires available addresses of each protocol in each administrative domain which can be used for communication between the respective administrative domains from an available address range table, acquires a communication route from a starting point administrative domain to an ending point administrative domain, specifies domains that use the respective protocols on the communication route by using the definition information, assigns protocol information such as available addresses of each protocol between the specified domains by using an available address range table and notifies the assigned address to each domain.

Abstract: A system and a method that can allocate a service to a slice without wasteful use of resources. A storing unit stores a function connection table. A function information acquisition unit acquires the function connection information, and a function extraction unit extracts a common function to a plurality of slices by using the function connection information. A slice having the extracted function is created by a resource request unit and a function addition request unit. A service allocation unit generates, for the created slice, function connection information based on function information indicating the extracted function and execution device information indicating a device that executes the function. The service allocation unit rewrites connection device information in each of function connection information of slices having the common function into execution device information in the generated function connection information.

Abstract: A slice management system and a slice management method that can dynamically adjust the amount of resources when the amount of resources is insufficient to create a slice. A storing unit of a NFVO stores slice utilization status information. In a BSS/OSS, an allocation determination unit determines to create a new slice or extend an existing slice, and when resources for creation of a new slice or extension of an existing slice are insufficient, a resource change determination unit determines a slice for reduction based on the slice utilization status information. A resource request unit of the NFVO reduces resources of the determined slice.

Abstract: A controller includes circuitry configured to: receive a creation instruction to create a target node; transmit identification information of the target node included in the creation instruction to a CookBook and receive target node configuration information including identification information and a scenario of a plurality of functional blocks (FBs) as a response based on the transmission; transmit an arrangement instruction to arrange the plurality of FBs in combination, including the identification information of the plurality of FBs included in target node configuration information, to a Repository that stores FBs or a Platform in which the target node is arranged; and transmit a setting instruction to set a scenario included in the target node configuration information to the plurality of FBs arranged based on the arrangement instruction.